Images Dated 5th April 2009

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Whirling dervishes spin during a Sema ceremony in Istanbul, April 5, 2009. Sema, a mystical form of Islamic dance, is a traditional Turkish expression of one's submission to God, during which performers spin repeatedly, representing the journey of spiritual ascent towards perfection. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (TURKEY ENTERTAINMENT RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)

Italy. Ostia Antica. The Republican Store-building. Genera

Italy. Ostia Antica. The Republican Store-building was in reality probably a complex of shops and workshops. The walls were erected at the end of the 1st century BC in opus quasi reticulatum. General view from the south-east with the tufa piers of the original southern portico

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Ostia Antica. Temple of Roma and Augustus

Ostia Antica. Temple of Roma and Augustus. 1st century AD. The statue of Victory and marble decoration of the rear of the temple. Italy

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